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Top 20 Most Expensive Squads In Football: United, Real & PSG Top The List

Manchester United’s current squad is the most expensive ever assembled, with the world record purchase of Paul Pogba having taken their ...

Manchester United’s current squad is the most expensive ever
assembled, with the world record purchase of Paul Pogba having taken their
spending to more than £600m – according to research from the CIES Football
Observatory.

The appointment of José Mourinho as manager in the summer
sparked a new spending spree at Old Trafford, with Eric Bailly and Henrikh
Mkhitaryan joining £93.2m Pogba as the club’s new signings. United also secured
Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain, although the
Swede’s estimated salary of around £10m a year makes him the highest-paid
player in the country.

CIES has calculated that takes United’s overall spending on
transfers and wages over the £600m mark – more than £160m than they had
invested this time last year.

Graphics via bleacherreport

Real Madrid had previously been the most
expensive in history at £429m, with that figure having increased by more than
£100m to £550m. Manchester City are third on £530m having purchased John
Stones, Claudio Bravo, Nolito and Leroy Sané, among others, this summer.

English clubs are heavily represented in the remainder of
the top 10, with Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool all listed. Tottenham, Everton,
West Ham and Southampton also make it into the top 20, while last season’s
Premier League champions Leicester are down in 27th on £114m.